• 'Pass away' is a euphemism for 'die'.

    “去世”是“死”的委婉语。

    《牛津词典》

  • The term "early retirement" is nearly always a euphemism for layoffs nowadays.

    如今“提前退休”这个词几乎总是下岗的委婉语。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • It's kind of a euphemism, really.

    其实,这是一种委婉的说法。

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  • The inflated style itself is a kind of euphemism.

    这种华而不实的风格本身就是一种委婉语。

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  • 'Pre-owned' is the euphemism for second-hand watches.

    “旧物”(pre-owned)是二手手表的委婉说法。

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  • The inflated style itself is a kind of euphemism.

    夸张的文体本身就是委婉中的一种。

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  • The inflated style is itself a kind of euphemism.

    这种夸张的风格本身就是委婉说法的一种。

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  • The euphemism now lies buried beneath the rubble of reality.

    如今这些安慰话都被埋葬在现实的碎石之下。

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  • We should have known, of course, that for him the term is a mere euphemism.

    但我们应该知道,这其实是他的委婉表达。

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  • But Varney, tall and professorial, did not hide her message behind legalese or euphemism.

    但身材高大且有学者派头的瓦尼并没有把她的发言要点用法律术语或者委婉说法掩盖起来。

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  • Another criticism of episodic games is that "episode" could just prove to be a euphemism for "sequel".

    对于章节游戏另一大批评是“章节”其实是“续集”的代名词。

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  • The dispassionate euphemism “underperformer” is one that I have never heard anyone use to describe themselves.

    我从来不曾听过有人会用不带情感色彩的委婉语“表现欠佳者”来形容自己。

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  • The functions of euphemism make people express themselves more freely and make communication go more smoothly.

    人们使用英语委婉语,可以实现表达自如,也可以让人与人之间的交流变得融洽。

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  • Flexible usage of English euphemism will enable us to avoid some unpleasantness and embarrassment in our life.

    灵活运用英语委婉语,会使我们在生活中避免一些不愉快和难堪。

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  • The Politeness Principle is a key part in pragmatics, and it may give great direction to the study of euphemism.

    礼貌原则是语用学的一个重要内容,对英语委婉语的研究有很重要的指导意义。

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  • The word vintage is copied from its use in wine terminology, as a more elegant-seeming euphemism for "old" clothes.

    Vintage这个词是从葡萄酒酿酒的术语中借用过来的(原本意思是“陈年的”),在这里是对“旧”衣服的一个委婉的说法,更具古典气质。

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  • I often got straight A's on my six-week report card and a C in citizenship, which was a euphemism for good behavior in class.

    我的六周成绩单上常常全是“优”,公民品德则是“良”,这是课堂表现好的委婉说法。

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  • The study on euphemism phenomenon helps to cultivate the consciousness of cross cultural communication and avoid pragmatic errors.

    对委婉语现象的研究有助于培养跨文化交际意识,避免语用失误。

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  • Though it resulted initially from dread and worship, euphemism is the product of politeness, symbol of civilization in modern times.

    尽管最初委婉语是恐惧和崇拜的结果,但现时代委婉语是礼貌的产物,文明的标志。

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  • Therefore, the communicators should use and interpret the euphemism on the basis of the context for the purpose of effective communication.

    交际双方应该根据语境动态地选择和理解委婉语,以达到有效交际。

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  • This thesis aims to provide a better understanding of English euphemism and hopefully it is of significance to someone with the same concern.

    本文旨在促进人们对委婉语的理解,希望本文对同样对委婉语感兴趣的人能有所价值。

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  • If your employer is letting you go, offering early retirement or using another euphemism for firing you, it may be hard to find another job immediately.

    如果雇主正要解雇你,提出让你提前退休,或用其它委婉的说法解雇你,你可能很难马上找到其它工作。

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  • Euphemism is a common phenomenon in any language and both Chinese people and westerners use euphemism to make communication more polite and pleasant.

    委婉语是所有语言中的普遍现象,中国人和西方人通过使用委婉语让交际更加礼貌,更加愉快。

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  • All the jokes, and all the hidden words seriously, and those who respond to the seemingly did not understand, and probably another euphemism, but refused.

    所有的玩笑里,都藏着认真的话,而那些看似没有听懂的回应,大概就是再委婉不过的拒绝。

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  • More figures of speech are used in English reports in order to enhance the literariness of sports games, like metaphor, euphemism, personification and exaggeration.

    英文报道中多使用修辞来增加体育报道的文学性,如暗喻、委婉语、拟人和夸张。

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  • The writer, with euphemism, condemns hideous actions to release a variety of contradictions deeply for the purpose of correcting folkways and recover public morals.

    曲笔为文,鞭挞丑恶,深刻地反映了现实世界的种种矛盾,目的是匡正民俗,复淳世风。

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  • The writer, with euphemism, condemns hideous actions to release a variety of contradictions deeply for the purpose of correcting folkways and recover public morals.

    曲笔为文,鞭挞丑恶,深刻地反映了现实世界的种种矛盾,目的是匡正民俗,复淳世风。

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